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REGIONAL UPDATES
THE POWER OF A PLAN
As we get close to completing the first 15 years of ALRI, the Longleaf Partnership Council (LPC) leadership is assembling a team to update the plan for the next 15 years. We are mindful to consider these factors as we are planning: • Current science, knowledge of the resource, and experience gained during the first 15 years • Guiding Principles framework • Regional priorities and updated spatial tools • Diverse and collaborative partner input
By Colette DeGarady, Longleaf Partnership Council Chair
Since we have transitioned from our original “Initiative” to an ongoing partnership, the LPC leadership team decided to adjust the name of ALRI from America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative to America’s Longleaf. We look forward to the next 15 years of longleaf restoration work together and celebrating those successes!
It’s been 13 years since the original 15-year Conservation Plan was completed and released for use by America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative (ALRI). It set an overarching ambitious goal to reach eight million acres of longleaf pine forests by 2025, while improving the condition of existing longleaf ecosystems. This Conservation Plan has been a unifying document and guide for partners. It was written for resource professionals representing organizations whose active participation was essential for further refining and ultimately delivering the recommendations of the Conservation Plan. Subsequently, a variety of partners have utilized the Conservation Plan to inform their business plans within their agencies and organizations. You can find the current plan on the ALRI website here: americaslongleaf.org/resources/ conservation-plan Guiding Principles of the Conservation Plan include: 1) Strategic, Science-based Approach 2) Site-based Conservation Efforts in the Context of Sustainable Landscapes 3) Involvement by Public and Private Sectors 4) Partnerships and Collaboration 5) Conservation Plan as a Framework and Catalyst The strategies identify objectives and key actions to address issues, opportunities, and challenges for: • Public Lands • Private Lands • Economic and Market-based Financial • Fire Management • Understory and Overstory Regeneration • Climate Change The Longleaf Leader | Summer 2022
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Volume XV - Issue 2
